Game Day Open Thread: Caps @ Rangers II
by J.P. on Feb 11, 2009 7:46 PM EST
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anybody else watching on the New York Rangers feed?
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 7:48 PM EST reply actions
Me. I actually like the MSG guys. But I agree about the picture…
by Gould Old Days on Feb 11, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
I am. My DirecTV feed is out of New York so the Washington feed is blacked out. I prefer the Caps feed.
by CapsFanSince1979 on Feb 11, 2009 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah the MSG feed is probably one of the best away feeds I’ve watched/listened to
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
Who does the MSG games nowadays?
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Feb 11, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
Sam, Joe, and John… I’ll have last names when they come across the screen.
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
CSN
But the picture sucks. Not HD tonight.
by Scott in Shaw on Feb 11, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
Well, they call it HD, but it’s suspiciously blurry.
by Scott in Shaw on Feb 11, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
This ain’t HD – the aspect ratio is right, but the pic is poopadoopalus.
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I just switched to USA/Mexico and why am I not surprised someone is being helped off the field despite no visible injury at all?
by CapitalsKremlin on Feb 11, 2009 7:48 PM EST reply actions
Because hamstring injuries happen my friend.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Feb 11, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
It looked like he pulled his hamstring…It didn’t look like he was faking it like the rest of soccer injuries
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
Imagine if they had fighting in soccer….USA/Mexico games would never end
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
*cough Ruutu cough cough
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Feb 11, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
I can’t believe I’m friends with him on Facebook…I really need to delete him, but I’m just waiting for Alfie-esque pictures to come out on his FB page
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed, but after a few hundred comments, the threads get slow… or is it just for me?
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That’s what we’re testing. If it doesn’t work, we’ll go back to one thread for next game. Whatevs.
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SPG after 1
ames, ChrisFoulk, myself = 1 point apiece
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
WTG coaches’ son.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Feb 11, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, I’m watching the soccer game on TV and the Caps game on my laptop :)
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I have the Caps on TV and a feed of VCU vs. JMU on my comp.
by CapitalsKremlin on Feb 11, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
You risk being banned for rooting for Duke.
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chillll fellas, Duke and the Dukes, they’re diff
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
Hey remember when Paulus beat up Eric Maynor in the NCAA tourney two years ago? oh….:)
by CapitalsKremlin on Feb 11, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
too bad he probably won’t make it in the NBA, too small :(
by CapitalsKremlin on Feb 11, 2009 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
First period stats of note (At the risk of getting back to hockey, y'all....)
Flash, Fehr, Feds: +2
39, 19: 3 of 4 on faceoffs.
Jay Beagle: 1 of 4.
Leaders in WSH hits: 10, 8.
Olay, olay, olay, olay…Remember when that was our song after scoring a goal (in 2006? I think) That did NOT work out.
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
Ahem. Hockey.
Flash, Fehr, Feds: +2
39, 19: 3 of 4 on faceoffs.
Jay Beagle: 1 of 4.
Leaders in WSH hits: 10, 8.
You know, between this game and the new NHL 3-on-3 Arcade game, I’m never going to actually “study” tonight
by CapitalsKremlin on Feb 11, 2009 8:02 PM EST reply actions
Voros wants nothing to do with Brash. Good move by him, btw, to not engage.
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Poti
looks so much better this year when it comes to moving the puck. he really must have been hurting last yr
At the risk of actually talking about A SPORT PLAYED WITH STICKS: When was the last time we saw 15 down below the goal line so much (in the O-zone)?
How can you refocus the conversation with a rhetorical question?
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I agree, nice to see another connoisseur of backhanders.
by CapitalsKremlin on Feb 11, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
Nice game by him so far.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Feb 11, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Stecks-Alzner, got confused there and the result was a non-clear. Same as what happened in the first period, almost. I think that’s a symptom of Alzner going up-and-down. You don’t communicate with your teammates the same way when your teammates have been Bears.
Yeah, bears don’t talk too well, but they sure can skate!
by Scott in Shaw on Feb 11, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
So would that be -2 for Alzner and Jucina?
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 8:13 PM EST reply actions
Locker and Joe on a Skiidoo, not a mental image I want.
by CapitalsKremlin on Feb 11, 2009 8:20 PM EST reply actions
But I’d like to see Theo cut off that pass
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Poti could have erased Naslund. But that’s a quibble. Mo is mainly at fault. His play was terrible. Staffan can’t come soon enough.
by Gould Old Days on Feb 11, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
Rags have half the goals they have scored in their last five in two periods vs. the Caps tonight. Ugh.
by CapitalsKremlin on Feb 11, 2009 8:24 PM EST reply actions
MSG had a perfect replay. the original ranger was still on the ice when the other guy received the pass.
by Gould Old Days on Feb 11, 2009 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
Gotta love Joe B’s homerism. Did the Rags announcers say it was definitely penalty shot worthy?
by Scott in Shaw on Feb 11, 2009 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
maybe we can send him to Hershey to play a few games before we call him up again Saturday…..
by Pi on Feb 11, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
MSG is calling out Green on that last goal for heading to the bench instead of the play when he left the box.
well, I’msure Sam Rosen knows more about what BB wants than does Greenie…
by Pi on Feb 11, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
The play was in the Caps’ zone and he headed to the bench rather than to help out, in essence creating a 5-on-4
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They keep it interesting for sure!
by Citygirlcountryheart on Feb 11, 2009 8:40 PM EST reply actions
Guess who's got more goals than Iginla, Hartnell and Semin?
Not combined, but you get the idea.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
SPG after 2 periods
Yours truly leads w/ 2 points, thanks to Flash & Green
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
Caps D are playing too close to JT’s crease when the puck is in the defensive zone. They’re in too tight to the crease, ‘making’ screens for him.
Agreed. Gotta keep bodies and shots to the outside.
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Ha, “He’s still scoring goals in his 7th game”
I heard that too
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
Hahaha… at least I’m not the only one who fucked that up. :)
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
Think we’ll just let this thread go for the third…
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B/c when you get a ton of comments, sometimes it slows the site down.
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So anyone who experiences slow loads (shaddup!), let me know.
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What’s the post count like so far?
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
by Bald Pollack on Feb 11, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks, JP. That wasn’t confusing at all.
by Scott in Shaw on Feb 11, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
Ruggiero is a cutie, for those watching MSG Feed
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 8:46 PM EST reply actions
Rams 34 – Dukes 34 to my JMU loving friend out there.
by CapitalsKremlin on Feb 11, 2009 8:47 PM EST reply actions
Alright, close game, well now that my ’CUSE successfully blew another opportunity to prove themselves…
I want to transfer to JMU, its such a fun and good school
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
Well if we’re posting bball scores
VT up 9 with 630 to go.
Link to watch http://www.justin.tv/vtphreak4evr
Insulting Syracuse is a sure path to bannination.
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I’ve been a Syracuse fan since I can remember…I love em, but UCONN crushed em, and I didn’t mean to insult them (if I did?)
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, they’ve been in a tailspin for a couple of weeks. Bastards.
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One thing I guarantee the Caps are talking about in the locker room — they got burned for two goals on Rangers line changes. They need to be aware of who’s coming onto the ice.
SPG Question
For those of you who play: Thinking of getting rid of WNH altogether. Probably for the playoffs.
Agree/Disagree/Don’t care?
Pick SPG for your chance to win probably nothing.
Agree. WNH is too easy a way to rack up points.
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Where do you guys get your stats? I just got an iPhone and tried to get stats while at the phone booth, but NHL.com doesn’t work on the iPhone.
I get NHL.com at the VC and get my stats from there. Huh.
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Sadly, I buy that dive as a penalty.
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Amazing flop by GT player
Not sure if he wants to compete with Duke players or the soccer game that is on
sorry
i have both feeds on my desktop, and i couldn’t ignore the spanish announcer..
by Natty Bumppo on Feb 11, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
Ovie’s finishing a lot of hits
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Mara did a hell of a job there.
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Someone took a shot at Ovie from the bench?
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at least we know the refs aren't trying to get the rags a win
because then they’d start putting them on the PK
Ovie killed the guy at the point. He’s pissed. He will score.
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On first look, I’m not sure I buy it.
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heaven forbid CSN shows us a replay
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J.H. Christ.
Please. No mo’ Mo.
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Sweet. Naslund’s herpes sore oozes and Mo goes for four.
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Gotta figure the Rags get whistled for something here soon, no?
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that’s how Joe B pronounces it, too, though
by Scott in Shaw on Feb 11, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
Thank God I’m not a Rags fan for more reasons than that
by thehoagster07 on Feb 11, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
he’s the elephant on skates nobody wants to talk about……
by Pi on Feb 11, 2009 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
They’ve been tuckered out since Prague, I think.
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“Skill guys” is Ragspeak for “overpaid free agents”
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Another streak....
Kolbe just mentioned that Fehr has 4 goals in his last 6 games…..not shabby either.
Not buying a #16 sweater just yet, but it is encouraging.
by thehoagster07 on Feb 11, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
the refs may just call it in OT to even up the 5 on 3……
by Pi on Feb 11, 2009 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
Pi’s rule for NHL make up calls: a 5 on 3 = an OT minor……
by Pi on Feb 11, 2009 9:29 PM EST up reply actions
Their PK is better offensively than their PP. I’ll take 5-5 happily.
by thehoagster07 on Feb 11, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
+1, No excuse for that. Another reason I would be pissed if I were a Rags fan.
by thehoagster07 on Feb 11, 2009 9:29 PM EST up reply actions
No
Let’s not even joke about this. Kello Bellow can back me up.
by thehoagster07 on Feb 11, 2009 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
That AO whiff – bad ice?
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by J.P. on Feb 11, 2009 9:31 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Their ice certainly looks bouncy.
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by J.P. on Feb 11, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
not surprising that its bad… they melted the ice for the dog show right? brand new sheet, its gonna be junk.
I think I saw a pile of dog poop on the ice. Or maybe it was Colton Orr. Zing!
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I’d love to get one from Fehr about a minute ago
by thehoagster07 on Feb 11, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
Do these Rangers fans not know about the offside rule?
Please tell me they’re sighing at their players.
Who are your shooters?
1. Green
2. Nylander
3. Gordon Ovechkin
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 9:41 PM EST reply actions
Nylander played with Henrik for two years, right? I like him to have some insight.
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It would only make sense Nylander would do a spin-o-rama
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
why do you think that goalies would rather have a fresh cut? I would think it would be the shooters that would want it…
Nyls, Elevate.
a slapshot on a shootout? what is this 1999?
by Simply Sensational on Feb 11, 2009 9:48 PM EST reply actions
fuck, whatever they have 18 points on the season in shootouts, lets see how that holds pu in the postseason
And at that moment, the rain comes into my hood and blocks the dish.
"Good crowd out there tonight, boys, let's really try to win this one."
Random Q — Was Alzner on the ice for the 3rd? I do not recall hearing his name called (which isn’t a bad thing), and I know we were on the PK for a while.
14:05 TOI. Not alot for a D (Mo had 20; JS 25, Juice 11; Poti 24; Green 26)
by Pi on Feb 11, 2009 9:56 PM EST up reply actions
wow just got finished watching that one…it was sloppy. Pretty weak double minor since it was the ref that forced Mo’s stick up. Something needs to change with this “if there’s blood, give ’em 4” rule…because that was WEAK. That and the run the goalie and score goal for the rags just about threw me over the edge…notice how Theo saved it and then whoever it was (korpikoski?) happened to push it in while he was sliding into the goalie? The MSG guys said “well, there wasn’t a distinct kicking motion” but i still think that it was crap.
Pretty shitty way to end, but an exciting game none the less. I hate shootouts – what a gimmick. i just fast forward through them.
by sincitycapsfan on Feb 12, 2009 12:39 AM EST reply actions
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